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3. SCUTELLARIA L. 



Upper lip of corolla arched, the lower spreading, its lateral lobes some- 

 what connected with the upper lip. Flowers blue. 



Flowers in spikes. 



Flowers 3 X/ long. 1. 8. lateriflora. 



Flowers over 6" long. 2. S. cordifolia. 



Flowers axillary. 



Corolla 8" long. 3. 8. galericulata. 



Corolla 4" long. 



Nearly glabrous. 4. 8. parvula. 



Strongly pubescent. 5. & campestris. 



1. S. lateriflora L. Perennial, glabrous : stems ascending, l-3 long : 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, petioled, serrate. Often abundant in wet woods. 

 July-October. 



2. S. cordifolia Muhl. Perennial, pubescent, l-2 high, erect : 

 leaves round-ovate, rugose, serrate, strongly cordate at base, petioled. 

 Not uncommon in rich woods throughout. June-July. 



3. S. galericulata L. Perennial by stolons, smoothish, l-3 high, 

 ascending : leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrate, nearly sessile. One clump 

 found in Rush Bottom near Courtney. July-August. 



4. S. parvula Michx. Perennial by tuberiferous stolons, 4 / -12 / high : 

 leaves ovate, usually entire, the upper sessile. In barrens throughout, 

 especially in the southern part. April-May. 



5. S. campestris Britton. Like the last, but strongly pubescent, the 

 leaves larger, ovate-orbicular and nearly entire. Barrens and sandy 

 woods from Lee's Summit to Leeds, Dodson and southward. Locally 

 common. April-May. 



4. MARRUBIUM L. 



Calyx lobes spiny-tipped. Stamens included in the tube of the corolla. 



1. M. vulgare L. WHITE HOARHOUND. Stems l-2 high, very 

 woolly : leaves round-ovate, petioled, rugose, crenate : flowers whitish. 

 In waste places near Kansas City, Independence, etc. Not uncommon. 

 May-October. 



5. AGASTACHE Clayt. GIANT HYSSOP. 



Upper lobes of the calyx slightly the longer. Stamens exserted. An- 

 ther sacs parallel. Lower lip of corolla spreading, the middle lobe 

 crenate. 



Flowers purplish. 1. A. scrophulariacfolia. 



Flowers greenish-yellow. 2. A. nepetoides. 



1. A. scrophulariaefolia (Willd.) Kuntze. Pubescent, 3-6 high : 

 leaves ovate-cordate, serrate, petioled : bracts glabrous, crenulate. 

 Locally common in woods near Buckner, Independence, Sibley and Little 

 Blue Tank. July-October. 

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